I don't I didn't find myself For the person who treads. It's just a campaign that I carry every day. It's something that I have to live with, and I just I accept that I have Tourette's, but it's not who I am. It's just something that I have. Is he going to hurt somebody when he's holding a gun? I got those questions a lot. Actually, I get the fierce Some guys may have but actress my ability, and I know for a fact that open, never, ever let my tics get in the way of me performing my job. I tell people all time if he ever got today where I personally didn't feel comfortable in my abilities with my two reds and being a cop than ever, I would leave the profession. Whatever you want to do in life, you can do it if you put your mind in all your heart to it.

Steffen Flickinger has been dealing with Tourette Syndrome his entire life, but it hasn’t kept him from pursuing a career in law enforcement. "I don’t identify myself as a person with Tourette’s," Flickinger said. "It’s just a companion I carry with me every day. It’s something that I have to live with and I just accept that I have Tourette’s, but it’s not who I am. It’s just something that I have."Flickinger started his career in law enforcement in 2015 as a dispatcher before working his way up to becoming a patrol cop in 2018. In 2019, he became a member of the Centerton police department’s SWAT team. Although, his rise through the ranks didn’t come without some hesitation."'Is he going to hurt somebody when he’s holding a gun?’ I got those questions a lot," Flickinger said. "I get the fears that some guys may have, but I trust my ability and I know for a fact I would never ever let my tics get in the way of me performing my job."Flickinger hopes that by sharing his story, he can inspire others to learn more about Tourette’s, and embrace their own abilities."Whatever you want to do in life, you can do it if you put your mind and all your heart into it."Watch the video above to see the full story.

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Steffen Flickinger has been dealing with Tourette Syndrome his entire life, but it hasn’t kept him from pursuing a career in law enforcement.

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"I don’t identify myself as a person with Tourette’s," Flickinger said. "It’s just a companion I carry with me every day. It’s something that I have to live with and I just accept that I have Tourette’s, but it’s not who I am. It’s just something that I have."

Flickinger started his career in law enforcement in 2015 as a dispatcher before working his way up to becoming a patrol cop in 2018.

In 2019, he became a member of the Centerton police department’s SWAT team. Although, his rise through the ranks didn’t come without some hesitation.

"'Is he going to hurt somebody when he’s holding a gun?’ I got those questions a lot," Flickinger said. "I get the fears that some guys may have, but I trust my ability and I know for a fact I would never ever let my tics get in the way of me performing my job."

Flickinger hopes that by sharing his story, he can inspire others to learn more about Tourette’s, and embrace their own abilities.

"Whatever you want to do in life, you can do it if you put your mind and all your heart into it."